Ok – I’ve eaten 15 seafood dishes now and must say all the chefs did a great job! The National Seafood Cook off was a delicious job today. Here’s the hot off the presses winning chefs:
1st place: Louisiana- Tory McPhail from Commander’s Palace (He grew up in washington – so we have a little NW connection to the winner!)
2nd place: New Jersy – Peter Fischba
3rd place: Alaska – Patrick Hooger
Congrats to all!
The Quintessential Symbol of Summer… Fresh Tomatoes
When a tomato is plucked perfectly ripe from the vine, you can stand in the yard and eat it just like a peach—with juice dribbling down your chin! I've always been crazy for tomatoes. In grade school, there was a kid in my class whose mom grew plum tomatoes and yellow...

